What have you done to your P5 today?

silverpro5 said:
yeah, from altspace, i love it. i have underhood mods as well....i guess i put off washing it longer than i should have, but the weather has SUCKED.

You're most welcome. Looks fantastic! (no bias opinion here)
 
altspace said:
It is a wrenching party as well. Pads and rotors are a cinch. Dan and I just did his last Sat.

Did not know that....haven't been following the thread. But now that you say that, there may be a road trip in my future. :)

This will be my first time ever doing brakes and wifey is skeptical....even said she would never drive the car again! haha
 
RedHotP5 said:
Won't be able to make it this time. :( If it was a wrenching party I would come up to install my pads and rotors so that will be my Saturday morning. Looking forward to those 'after' pics though!!!

No prob on the mesh....I still have the guys contact number....just let me know when you are ready.

ya, we can do almost anything!! hey, no prob...it is a long ride, but the company you can't beat!!
i'll get back to you end of the month or so...thanks jeff!
 
This is from awhile ago but I forgot to post it here, no mo roof racks...........
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Also got rid of that wind deflector from the sun roof(yippy)
 
If I didn't have four midterms (all lab midterms too) today, I'd be wrenching right about now. my g-stop brake line kit and plugs/wires came today, clutch line came yesterday.. parts pile grows larger

.. the only thing missing from the equation is my tein s-tech springs, but it's not like I actually need those. I need to just shoot my new rotor hubs with a coat of clearcoat and they are ready to go on.. dunno how much I'll feel like working on my car tonight after labs though.
 
I just changed my plugs, wires, and coil boots. Installed stock 16" Mazda 3 wheels with 205/55/16 tires. I also cleaned the EGR valve.

What a difference!!!
 
well i found a leak on the 2nd o2 sensor, i seafoamed it again to check for leaks and found that one, fixed it...didn't do anything. i think i may have town mount(s).

i got some pix and videos of what it is doing, so here they are

engine shaking- hard to tell but if you watch the wires and coil packs you can see, its easier to see in person
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car Pics/?action=view&current=MOV01093.flv

i dont think the muffler is supposed to shake like this?
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/sockerdood/Car Pics/?action=view&current=MOV01095.flv

and attached pic of passenger side mount and front mount. would the mounts be causing all this hell?? i dont see why the mounts would cause the engine to idle at the 2nd tach and make the shifter and cabin vibrate like hell and also the muffler....?
 

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changed my spark plugs (to NGK ZFR7F-11), changed my plug wires to the NGK wires, noticed that the magnet on one of my coil packs is bulging a little bit. That's no good :P

since my midterm ended earlier than I thought, I guess I should embark on the rotors, pads, brake lines, clutch lines.. brake fluid flush, etc.. fun project :P
 
Kansei said:
changed my spark plugs (to NGK ZFR7F-11), changed my plug wires to the NGK wires, noticed that the magnet on one of my coil packs is bulging a little bit. That's no good :P

since my midterm ended earlier than I thought, I guess I should embark on the rotors, pads, brake lines, clutch lines.. brake fluid flush, etc.. fun project :P

How are those NGK plug wires?? Fitment?
 
1 major difference is with the MSP lip u lose ur fogs with the DGM lip u do not. 2 MSP does not scrap when car is lowered as for DGM sits alot lower about 2.5-3" lower...PRICE neck to neck including being painted but u will have to probably keep painting the DGM lip due to scrapping going up drive-ways and wat not..just my .02 cents some correct me if i'm wrong...
redpr5 said:
whats the difference between the MSP lip and the DG lip?
 
mryellermp5 said:
1 major difference is with the MSP lip u lose ur fogs with the DGM lip u do not. 2 MSP does not scrap when car is lowered as for DGM sits alot lower about 2.5-3" lower...PRICE neck to neck including being painted but u will have to probably keep painting the DGM lip due to scrapping going up drive-ways and wat not..just my .02 cents some correct me if i'm wrong...

I'll agree with all of this ...

DG lip
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Soon after install ... at stock height
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MSP lip (on my MSP :P)
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mazda_pro5_2nr said:
idk ams.....the mounts seem fine. what kind of oil do you use?

right now it's mobil 1. No CEL aMaff :-(

i've filled up w/ gas since and it's still doing it. the side mount looks like it may be torn? The last of the three. and the front looks like it has been pulled back...if you look at the 1st two pics it looks like the nut has been pulled back so that it's 3/4 the way down the mount instead of halfway like it should?

is the muffler moving like it is a bad thing? i've never seen anyone else's do that :(
 

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Mine does that too. I might need to get the Kartboy hangers. But I think the main reason is because the harness that held the exhaust by the downpipe is not there anymore, so really the only good support is your hangers for the exhaust.
 
ok. i just didnt know if it was odd or not :-\

i've had some ppl tell me the mounts arent torn...they are made to do that ^^^ so i cant figure out WTF the problem is for the life of me. it all started after the header :( would a header alone cause the engine to shake slightly more and also the shifter to shake?

and my car is idling at the 2nd tach when it is completely warmed up...is that normal too?
 
my exhaust doesn't shake like that...but I'm still on the stock headers. I'll be installing some AWR headers soon though...I might try to see if I can fabricate a bracket that holds my header in place where the stock one was attached...
 

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